to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
polite conversation; (flattering) small talk
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
world; society; people; the public
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
practice; practising; training; study
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
several people; a few people
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
and; thereupon; because of that
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to pretend; to act (as if)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched